grass vetchling vs Potto

Lathyrus nissolia compared with Perodicticus potto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	grass vetchling	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Perodicticus
Species	Lathyrus nissolia	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

grass vetchling

NT — Near Threatened

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	grass vetchling	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

grass vetchling

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.